Texas Test Prep Literary Set 1 Question Preview (ID: 36079)


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What do the first two sentences reveal about Steven's feelings?
a) He loves sailing
b) He hates sailing
c) He is unsure about sailing
d) He enjoys sharks

Why do Steven's kids rarely go sailing with him?
a) Steven's kids are afraid of the water
b) Steven prefers to sail alone
c) Steven's wife does not let them
d) Steven spends too much time sailing

What is the second paragraph mostly about?
a) How Steven wishes his kids were with him
b) Why Steven often sails alone
c) What Steven does while he is sailing
d) How much Steven enjoys sailing

As it is used below, which word means about the same as entire?
a) long
b) lovely
c) relazing
d) whole

In which sentence does long mean the same as in the last sentence?
a) In winter, I always long for the warm days of summer
b) It has been a long time since I have seen my friend Georgia
c) We used a ruler to find out how long each leaf was
d) I have a very long list of chores to do this week

Why does the author use the words roared and thunder in the first sentence?
a) to explain that the go-karts were in a race
b) to describe what the weather was like
c) to indicate that go-karts can be dangerous
d) to help show the sound of the go-karts

Why does Sean crash the go-kart?
a) Because he is not looking where he is going
b) Because he does not want to win
c) Because he is trying to do a trick
d) Because he is going too fast

What is the main lesson that Sean learns in the passage?
a) It is important to be humble
b) Things are not always what they seem
c) It is better to be safe than sorry
d) Good friends are hard to find

In which sentence does the word catch mean the same as in paragraph 2?
a) The police were able to catch the thief because he left fingerprints
b) Don reached out his baseball mitt and made the catch
c) I pedaled as fast as I could, but I could not catch Margo
d) Juan has to catch three buses when he visits his aunt

What does the end of the second paragraph suggest about how Allyson will feel when she lets go?
a) She will be angry with her father for making her let it go
b) She will be excited, but unsure if she should have kept the bird
c) She will be worried that the bird will not be able to look after itself
d) She will be a little sad, but happy knowing she did the right thing

Which word best describes Allyson?
a) caring
b) lazy
c) cunning
d) outgoing

Which event happens first?
a) Allyson heard chirping
b) Allyson made a home for the bird in the laundry
c) Allyson fed the bird breadcrumbs
d) Allyson's father saw the baby birg

Which event happens second?
a) Allyson heard chirping
b) Allyson made a home for the bird in the laundry
c) Allyson fed the bird breadcrumbs
d) Allyson's father saw the baby bird

Which event happens third?
a) Allyson heard chirping
b) Allyson made a home for the bird in the laundry
c) Allyson fed the bird breadcrumbs
d) Allyson's father saw the baby birg

Which event happens last?
a) Allyson heard chirping
b) Allyson made a home for the bird in the laundry
c) Allyson fed the bird breadcrumbs
d) Allyson's father saw the baby bird

What does the question that Allyson asks in the first paragraph indicate?
a) She is worried about the health of the bird
b) She is not sure where the bird came from
c) She wants to keep the bird as a pet
d) She does not know how to take care of a birg

What is the rhyme pattern of the poem?
a) All the lines rhyme with each other
b) There are three pairs of rhyming
c) The first and last lines rhyme
d) None of the lines rhyme

This line shows that the speaker feels-
a) jealous
b) joyful
c) worried
d) amused

Which line from the poem contains a simile?
a) like the softness of a thousand tiny feet
b) smile that stretches far and wide
c) just me out new born baby today
d) now I wouldn't have life any other way

Which of these reveals what event the poem is about?
a) the title
b) the first stanza
c) the second stanza
d) the third stanza

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